tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post5476930042491091101..comments2024-03-28T17:43:47.657-07:00Comments on Banned by HWA! News and Observations About Armstrongism and the Church of God Movement: Rod Meredith and His Angry GodNO2HWAhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02018654662518613623noreply@blogger.comBlogger11125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-44894543391049334462013-07-01T20:40:46.731-07:002013-07-01T20:40:46.731-07:00Retired Prof said...Bob, what's important to n...<i>Retired Prof said...<br>Bob, what's important to note is that etymology is not a reliable guide to the current meaning or emotional association of a word.</i><br>Absolutely correct. The worst case of this is "ecclesia", which the COG insists means "called out ones" because of the two words it is derived from. But, look it up in Greek dictionaries. It means "assembly". Just like the word "breakfast", which originated from breaking a fast, but now means the first meal of the day. So, why does the COG insist that "ecclesia" means called-out ones? Because it gives them power. Church is just for the called-out ones and we get to decide if you are being called and therefore if you can come to church. -- an Armstrong tradition totally contrary to the New Testament.NO2RCMhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14126177483539329101noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-71974989256586528962013-07-01T09:28:55.135-07:002013-07-01T09:28:55.135-07:00Bob, what's important to note is that etymolog...Bob, what's important to note is that etymology is not a reliable guide to the current meaning or emotional association of a word.<br /><br />So what I'm about to say is not really important, but it's worth noting in its own minor way: your etymology is wrong.<br /><br />"Roderick" derives from Germanic "hrod," meaning "fame," and "ric," meaning "power." <br /><br />Judging by sound changes in the Indo-European language family, Germanic "hrod" is cognate with the Greek root that gave us "-crat," meaning "rule" in such words as "plutocrat" and "theocrat." Primitive Germanic "ric" gave us the English adjective "rich" and the German noun "Reich."<br /><br /><br />In contrast, our modern word "rodent" derives from the Latin verb "rodere," meaning "to gnaw or corrode."<br /><br />So you can see what I mean about how undependable etymology is. Meredith could use it to support his feeling that he deserves to be rich, powerful, and famous. It does not indicate what we know about him: that he actually has a gnawing personality and promotes corrosive policies.Retired Profnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-65629044352281712912013-06-30T19:49:58.235-07:002013-06-30T19:49:58.235-07:00It's probably important to note that the name ...It's probably important to note that the name Roderick derives from the same Latin root word as rodent.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-87722695728728730842013-06-30T15:54:20.554-07:002013-06-30T15:54:20.554-07:00Regarding the Sinai project, there was such a plan...Regarding the Sinai project, there was such a plan to have a 3 fold religious center at Sinai. HWA gave $100k to Sadat and then to Mubarak, once on TV if memory serves correct. Would imagine he pocketed the dough though. If there are any telecasts on line, you probably can see that info there.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-84514447157533824952013-06-30T10:24:49.092-07:002013-06-30T10:24:49.092-07:00Roderick Meredith:
An enemy of God.
And Jesus Chr...Roderick Meredith:<br /><br />An enemy of God.<br />And Jesus Christ.<br />And those who follow him.<br />And those who don't.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-18892115592203136442013-06-30T08:55:59.594-07:002013-06-30T08:55:59.594-07:00Hey Rod, it has been proven that natural disasters...Hey Rod, it has been proven that natural disasters are not increasing. Stop listening to Al Gore and his BS climate change friends in the sensationalizing NWO media. They are just trying to help their friends at GE sell wind mills while they find excuses for a global government and a global taxation scheme. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-35508345701747339732013-06-30T08:06:14.139-07:002013-06-30T08:06:14.139-07:00I read of a David Horowitz, who died in 2002, left...I read of a David Horowitz, who died in 2002, left the JW's and founded the United Israel World Union to preach a universal Hebraic faith for ALL mankind based on the 10 Commandments. The hallmark of the organization was Isaiah's comment, "My house will become a house of prayer for ALL people." This is the verse used by HWA to promote the building of his auditorium. Armstrong was said to have once announced a plan to assist in the building of a Jewish/Christian/Islamic center at Mt. Sinai with the blessings of both Egyptian and Israeli leaders. Have you folks ever heard of this plan by HWA?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-2990247162923557152013-06-30T07:46:22.920-07:002013-06-30T07:46:22.920-07:00There's the whole angry punishing weather god ...There's the whole angry punishing weather god schtick, which has a long and pedigreed history since about the invention of the opposable thumb. And that's one crock, and I get that.<br /><br />But the other schtick about how "I'm the only messenger" of this weather god, and me and my followers are the only ones pleasing him, the only ones in contact with him, blah, blah, blah, that show he's just in it for the money. Even if he sincerely believes the first schtick, which he might, there's no way he sincerely believes the second one.Head Ushernoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-72315334119717763352013-06-30T07:23:59.236-07:002013-06-30T07:23:59.236-07:00LCG co-worker letters are like soap operas - you c...LCG co-worker letters are like soap operas - you can come back five years later and they say the exact same thing with plenty of CAPITAL LETTERS and exclamation points!!!!!<br /><br />I had my reasons for staying with LCG for several years for reasons other than their dogma and the one thing I couldn't get over was the fact that their religion seemed to be centered around how evil those that thought almost exactly like them were. Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-65805632947052925652013-06-30T06:05:06.040-07:002013-06-30T06:05:06.040-07:00Yes, the same behavior for 60+ years, but why do t...Yes, the same behavior for 60+ years, but <a href="http://hwarmstrong.com/wordpress/2013/06/30/hubris/" rel="nofollow">why do the members stay with this narcissistic histrionic sociopath liar?</a>Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-226103369043606765.post-81576832222931830732013-06-30T01:23:51.585-07:002013-06-30T01:23:51.585-07:00This probably shouldn't be shocking, but it is...This probably shouldn't be shocking, but it is. Over the past 5 years, I've become aware of a whole different class of ministers, ministers who don't take a perpetual angry, growling tone, and are not impressed with their own status or authority. They do take seriously Jesus' admonition that the one who serves most would be considered to be the greatest. They lead by example and are unceasing in providing help to others.<br /><br />There is just no Christian way to say this: Most of the ACOG ministers really sucked. They were identified during their tenure at Ambassador College as being enforcer types, carefully groomed and cultivated, and were then inflicted on the field. If you had a good WCG minister, that was an accident, or he was a total anomaly! You can reform a basic theology, but this particular profile of person will be just as brutal in teaching grace as he was in teaching legalism. Basically, that's why you can't trust any church that came out of the Armstrong movement. All are tainted.<br /><br />BBByker Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15602697337552385535noreply@blogger.com